Author/Authors :
Ziari, Abbas Department of Community Medicine - Social Determinants of Health Research Center - Semnan University of Medical Sciences , Valizadeh, Vali Student Research Committee - Semnan University of Medical Sciences , Marzban, Javad Student Research Committee - Semnan University of Medical Sciences , Mirshoja, Mina Sadat Department of Rehabilitation - Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Research Center - Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Background: Fulfilling the activities of daily living requires skilfulness. Knowledge of the skill level of healthy people helps therapists
evaluate and treat patients. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine spatial resolution of children aged six to eleven
years old by Box and Block and Nine Hole Peg test.
Methods: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study of 90 healthy children aged six to eleven years old. The ability of healthy
children was once measured after becoming familiar with how they performed the Box and Block test and Nine Hole Peg test.
Results: In this study, Children in the age range of eleven to twelve, nine to ten, and seven to eight years in the Box and Block test
presented a mean SD of 71.23 8.14, 63.21 2.93, and 57.90 3.78 blocks in the right dominant hand, and 67.87 6.33, 64.21
4.47, and 56.944.41 blocks in the left dominant hand, respectively. Using the Nine Hole Peg test obtained a meanSD of 19.87
1.61, 19.832.26, and 22.842.38 seconds in the right dominant hands and 21.832.27, 21.382.55, and 27.742.36 seconds in the
left dominant hand.
Conclusions: The study found that using the Box and Block test and the Nine Hole Peg test can distinguish between skills of healthy
children with children, who have special needs at any age and, they receive interventions based on the difference in range.
